Enough is Enough

I really enjoyed reading about Enough is Enough. I love that they are taking matters into their own hands and being pro-active in standing up for themselves, and other minorities, who are negatively stereotyped by the media. I checked out Enough is Enough's official website, and that was pretty cool too. I'm in a Political Science class this semester about interest groups, and Enough is Enough has several factors that would qualify it as an interest group. The only way that interest groups are different from political parties, is that IGs don't form around a central goal of getting one of their own members into office. IGs are created because of some shift in the norm, it's called the ripple effect. Enough is Enough does not agree with how blacks or minorities are portrayed in the media, and want a social change in what is accepted. The ripple effect says that another interest group will form, in response to Enough is Enough, to counteract what EiE stands for. The formation of IGs goes on forever and ever like that. An interest group's members all have a common interest or goal, and mobilize to address it, which Enough is Enough has done. Educating the public through media attention is also a great thing for a group, but getting that attention through demonstrations - which could get out of hand - , doesn't always present a group in a positive light.

Just some stuff I was thinking about and stringing together from two different classes.